The European Union produced some 10.4 million metric tons of flat glass in 2023. The EU's flat glass production reached a peak in 2022, at 11.7 million metric tons.
Flat glass is a type of glass produced in plate form and predominantly used for windows, glass doors, windscreens, and more.
Flat glass production in the European Union from 2000 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
*EU-27. Figures for 2014 to 2023 refer to the EU-28 formation that was in place at that time. Figures for 2005 to 2013 refer to the EU-27 formation that was in place at that time. The figures for 2000 and 2005 refer to the EU-15 formation that was in place at that time.
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Glass Alliance Europe. (June 1, 2024). Flat glass production in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154244/flat-glass-production-european-union/
Glass Alliance Europe. "Flat glass production in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154244/flat-glass-production-european-union/
Glass Alliance Europe. (2024). Flat glass production in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154244/flat-glass-production-european-union/
Glass Alliance Europe. "Flat Glass Production in The European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154244/flat-glass-production-european-union/
Glass Alliance Europe, Flat glass production in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154244/flat-glass-production-european-union/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Flat glass production in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Glass Alliance Europe, June 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154244/flat-glass-production-european-union/